Luis Ramacciotti

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Christ in La Cumbre, Córdoba

Aurelio Luigi Ramacciotti, known as Luis Ramacciotti (born 1886) was an Italian-Argentine sculptor.

Ramacciotti was born in Capannori, Tuscany. He emigrated to Argentina in 1915, where he lived till his death.

Work[]

Ramacciotti's best-known work is the statue of Christ in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina. The work was inaugurated on July 9, 1954 in 1954 and has a height of 9 meters. It was commissioned by the parish priest José Luis de Murueta and is located in the mountain range called the [1]

He is also the author of the figure of a maiden on the facade of the " ", in the city of Córdoba. The factory had been founded by in 1885. In the same city, in Parque Sarmiento next to the Coniferal, is located the Fuente de Neptuno , which is an allegory of the sea. Also in the park are the statues of lions that accompany the monument to failure Vicente Torró CIMO .

In the Basilica de la Merced in Córdoba , an image of the Virgen de la Merced , the work of the sculptor Luis Ramacciotti, was placed in front, between the two towers . The sculpture was installed in 1918.

References[]

  1. ^ admin. "Luis Ramacciotti". letsgoback.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-12.


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